Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam
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Diocese of Hallam Dioecesis Hallamensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | England |
| Territory | County of South Yorkshire, parts of the High Peak and Chesterfield Districts of Derbyshire, and the district of Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire |
| Ecclesiastical province | Liverpool |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Liverpool |
| Deaneries | 7 |
| Coordinates | 53°22′59″N 1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°WCoordinates: 53°22′59″N 1°27′54″W / 53.383°N 1.465°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 1,569,000 60,188 (3.8%) |
| Parishes | 60 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 May 1980 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Church of St Marie |
| Secular priests | 65 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm McMahon, OP |
| Vicar General | Fr. Desmond Sexton |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Hallam within the Province of Liverpool |
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| Website | |
| hallam-diocese.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Hallam is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic church in England.
The diocese comprises the whole of the City of Sheffield, and the surrounding towns of Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley, Chesterfield, the Peak District and areas of Bassetlaw and Retford.
The Diocese was formed on 30 May 1980 by removing territory from the Diocese of Leeds and the Diocese of Nottingham and is one of the six suffragan sees in the ecclesiastical Province of Liverpool. The Diocese derives its name from Hallamshire, an ancient name for the Sheffield area. It is under the patronage of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, whose feast is celebrated as a solemnity in the diocese on 27 June.
The first Bishop of Hallam was Gerald Moverley, who resigned in July 1996 and died later that year. The second bishop was John Rawsthorne, who had previously been an auxiliary bishop of Liverpool and titular bishop of Rotdon. The third and current incumbent is Ralph Heskett, C.Ss.R., who had previously been Bishop of Gibraltar. The diocesan Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of St. Marie in the city centre of Sheffield.
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